Major Spoilers Podcast #1150: Intentionalism, AI, and the Auteur Problem

Variety’s Top 100 Comedies sends Stephen & Rodrigo down a rabbit hole of critique theory, intentionalism, AI anxiety, canon building, and the real meaning of Civil War’s final image.

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STEPHEN THE LAST DAY OF HP LOVECRAFT #2 Writer: Romuald Giulivo Artist: Jakub Rebelka Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: November 26, 2025 A haunting exploration of the man behind the myth continues.

In the second chapter of the stunning adaptation, H.P. Lovecraft’s personal history takes center stage. Follow along with this close examination of the famous author’s journey downward!

Writer Romuald Giulivo (Le Dernier Jour de H.P. Lovecraft) and artist Jakub Rebelka (Cyberpunk) craft a dark, art-driven portrait of legacy and madness unlike anything you’ve ever seen! [rating:3.5/5]

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RODRIGO CYBERARCHY #1 Writer: Matt Hardy Artist: Clark Bint Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 3, 2025 Ash is a newly born robotic life-form, created as the newest denizen of a space liner run solely by mechanical life. Ash's creator, a robot called Rust, explains that all mechanical life and artificial intelligence on the ship decided they no longer served the human crew. In its place arose a CYBERARCHY, a more efficient mechanical society. But Ash soon realizes that all is not well–this Cyberarchy is a fractured society, with a secret hidden at the heart of it all that will one day pit all organic life against robots like himself… [rating: 4.5/5]

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